!f Istanbul Independent Film Festival to award Rupert Everett
!f Istanbul Independent Film Festival to award Rupert Everett
The 11th edition of the !f Istanbul International Independent Film Festival will take place between February 16 and 26 in Istanbul’s AFM Fitaþ Beyoðlu, Maçka G-all, AFM Ýstinye Park and AFM Caddebostan Budak, between March 1 and 4 in Ankara’s Cepa and between March 2 and 4 in Ýzmir’s Balçova Kipa.
This year !f Istanbul celebrates the fifth year of the !f Inspired International Film Competition designed to award new directions in cinema.
The jury will be this year headed by director Yeþim Ustaoðlu and includes the Egyptian filmmaker, actor and activist Khaled Abol Naga, Mark Adams, chief critic for Screen International, American writer-director Jonathan Cauoette, and Andrea Picard, curator of the Wavelengths section of the Toronto Film Festival.
The films in competition will be “Two Years At Sea,” documenting the solitary existence of a man who lives in isolation in the middle of a forest; “You Hurt My Feelings,” which tracks the growth of a relationship over four seasons; “Nana,” a brilliant love letter to the childish underside of objects and how the world is being sculpted through the eyes of a child; “Machete Language,” a film of poetic terrorism, moving between eulogia and anathema; “Innocent Saturday,” which depicts the Chernobyl tragedy on its 25th anniversary; “Gandu,” which is described as a “rap-musical,” but if so it’s a kind that has never been seen before; “Sur la Planche,” a striking Moroccan debut about a young woman’s struggle to break free; and “Back To Stay,” a coming of age story, a poignant study of loss and how it affects people differently, and a character-based film that achieves deep psychological and emotional insight.Acclaimed British actor Rupert Everett will attend the 11th !f Istanbul International Independent Film Festival, where he will be honored for his contributions to cinema.
In Istanbul, Everett will also present a special screening of the Turkish film “Zenne Dancer,” which is based on the real life story of Ahmet Yýldýz, a 26-year-old gay man who was murdered by his father in an “honor killing.”
The !f Istanbul International Independent Film Festival is founded in 2001 and every February and March it hosts some 70,000 film buffs and celebrated filmmakers from around the world.
Dedicated to investigating directions cinema is taking, the festival is based around thematic sections, which change every year.
In 2008, !f launched an international film competition - !f Inspired- designed to showcase emerging directors who are taking film in new directions. The competition carries a $15,000 prize for the Most Inspired Director.
Further information at: www.ifistanbul.com.
This year !f Istanbul celebrates the fifth year of the !f Inspired International Film Competition designed to award new directions in cinema.
The jury will be this year headed by director Yeþim Ustaoðlu and includes the Egyptian filmmaker, actor and activist Khaled Abol Naga, Mark Adams, chief critic for Screen International, American writer-director Jonathan Cauoette, and Andrea Picard, curator of the Wavelengths section of the Toronto Film Festival.
The films in competition will be “Two Years At Sea,” documenting the solitary existence of a man who lives in isolation in the middle of a forest; “You Hurt My Feelings,” which tracks the growth of a relationship over four seasons; “Nana,” a brilliant love letter to the childish underside of objects and how the world is being sculpted through the eyes of a child; “Machete Language,” a film of poetic terrorism, moving between eulogia and anathema; “Innocent Saturday,” which depicts the Chernobyl tragedy on its 25th anniversary; “Gandu,” which is described as a “rap-musical,” but if so it’s a kind that has never been seen before; “Sur la Planche,” a striking Moroccan debut about a young woman’s struggle to break free; and “Back To Stay,” a coming of age story, a poignant study of loss and how it affects people differently, and a character-based film that achieves deep psychological and emotional insight.Acclaimed British actor Rupert Everett will attend the 11th !f Istanbul International Independent Film Festival, where he will be honored for his contributions to cinema.
In Istanbul, Everett will also present a special screening of the Turkish film “Zenne Dancer,” which is based on the real life story of Ahmet Yýldýz, a 26-year-old gay man who was murdered by his father in an “honor killing.”
The !f Istanbul International Independent Film Festival is founded in 2001 and every February and March it hosts some 70,000 film buffs and celebrated filmmakers from around the world.
Dedicated to investigating directions cinema is taking, the festival is based around thematic sections, which change every year.
In 2008, !f launched an international film competition - !f Inspired- designed to showcase emerging directors who are taking film in new directions. The competition carries a $15,000 prize for the Most Inspired Director.
Further information at: www.ifistanbul.com.
